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Commercial Policy of England Toward the American Colonies.
by Beer, George Louis 1872-1920.
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New York: Peter Smith (Murray Printing Co. Wakefield, MA.), 1948. Edited by The University Faculty of Political Science of Collumbia College. Studies in History, Economics and Public Laws Volume III, Number 2. First thus edition. c.1893. taupe cloth printed paper topboard label. 8vo. pp. 167. Near Fine/No jacket, as issued. Trace cap/corner wear. Renoun "Imperial School" historian.. Item Price
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MACHINES AND MORALITY: The 1850's Illustrated.
by Sobel, Robert 1931-99.
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1973). Illustrated by color frontis, b&w photos, reproductions and maps throughout. First printing (N) & edition. 2nd book in series by D&B. Washable cloth. 8vo. pp. [xviii], 332. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index. Fine/No jacket, as issued/Near Fine. Trace wear to slipcase. (No writing or ownership). Prolific professor of (business) history at Hofstra University. ISBN: 0690002661..… Read more about this item Item Price
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CONQUEST AND CONSCIENCE: The 1840's Illustrated.
by Sobel, Robert 1931-99.
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1971). Illustrated by b&w photos, reproductions and maps throughout. First printing (N) & edition. 1st book in series by D&B. Washable cloth in cloth slipcase. 8vo. pp. [xvii], [v], 328. Conclusion, Appendix, Bibliography, Indexi. Fine/No jacket, as issued/Near Fine. Trace wear to slipcase. No writing or ownership; unread copy. Prolific professor of (business)… Read more about this item Item Price
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Official Program 43rd Inauguration 1957, Inducting into Office Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, Vice President of the United States AND Original Mailing Envelope.
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Washington, DC: Inaugural Committee, 1957. Illustrated by b&w ports and photos throughout. First edition. Stapled wraps in unadressed envelope. 4to. pp. 48. As New/Very Good. As new Program has original white outer cover still attached in original mailing envelope with repaired short tears and toning.. Item Price
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John Crowninshield and Building of the Privateer "Diomede"; The First Century of New England Verse. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society Volume 53, Part 2
by Corning, Howard; Harold S. Jantz.
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Worcester, MA: Published for the Society (The Davis Press), October 20, 1943. Illustrated by line drawings in Diomede. First edition. First appearance of both articles. Original blue printed stiff wraps. 8vo. pp. 108-523, xxvii, [5] blank. Very Good/No jacket, as issued. Light cover wear and soil; internally near fine; spine a bit concave. Later both titles were issued in Society… Read more about this item Item Price
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FALLOUT PROTECTIONS: What to Know and Do about Nuclear Attack.
by McNamara, Robert S Secretary of Defense Introduction.
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Washington, DC: Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense (U.S. Government Printing Office), Decembert 1961. Illustrated by two color illustrations. First edition. H-6, O-621904. Stapled yellow wraps. 12mo. pp. 47. Very Good. Faint water stain to front cover, tiny top corner curls to first several pages. Literally an unread copy.. Item Price
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STAR OF THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, C. A. Stephens, The.
by Harris, [Hattie] Louise 1903-93.
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Providence, RI: Published by the C. A. Stephens Collection, Brown University, 1969. Illustrated by b&w frontis and text reproductions. First edition. Brown Buckram, gilt spine and topboard print. 8vo. pp. 224. Appendix. Very Good+. Cover cloth fading, internally fine (no marking or ownership). Cambridge, Ma born Ford took over the Companion in 1857 and supplemented financial shortcomings by selling… Read more about this item Item Price
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ABSTRACTED INDIAN TRUST BONDS: Report No. 78 House of Representatives, 36th Congress, 2d Session.
by Morris, Isaac N.
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[Washington, DC]: [GPO], February 12, 1861. First edition. Original blind-stamped cloth with USA circlular board impressions and spine imprint of the House of Representatives, gilt stamped spine. 8vo. pp. 365. Good. Caps, corners and top edge chips to binding, spine gilt faint but readable; internally near fine, no ownership, eps starting. "The select committee...directing them to inquire into and report… Read more about this item Item Price
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Epistola de insulis nouiter repertis : photolithograph of an edition printed in Paris, about 1493, of the Latin translation of Columbus's letter to Sanxis, from Archbishop Laud's copy preserved in the Bodleian library, Oxford.
by Christopher Columbus; Nicholson, E. W. B., Issued with an introductory note by.
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London: Bernard Quarititch (Horace Hart, Oxford), (Oct., 1892 on introductory note). Illustrated by two text cuts. First (Price: one schilling) edition. Bodleian Library Reprint No. 3. Printed stitched wraps. 8vo. pp. 5, [1] blank, [8], [2] blank. Good. Ink Notation on top title. Soiled with short tears and chips to brittle cover; internally very good with overall page toning. Laid… Read more about this item Item Price
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SPIRIT DIVIDED: Memoirs of Civil War Chaplains. The Confederacy, The.
by Brinsfield Jr., John Wesley.
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Macon GA: Mercer University Press, 2006. Illustrated by bw photographs and reproductions. Stated First edition. Taupe cloth, silver stamped spine. 8vo. pp. xiv, [xvi] illustrations, 317. Bibliography, Index. Fine/In like jacket/No price in mylar. No flaws, no ownership. ISBN: 0865549648. Fifth title from Vanderbuilt, Emory and Yale educated Chaplain Corps Historian, Army Chaplain School SC.. Item Price
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Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1907, Volume I Only. Francisco de Miranda and the Revolutionizing of Spanish America.
by Robertson, William Spence 1872-1955.
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Washington, DC: GPO, 1908. Illustrated by facsimile folding map "Depons' Map of the Captain-Generalship of Caracas, with Guina 1807 (Norris Peters Co.). First edition. Navy cloth, gilt print spine. 8vo. pp. 550. Indices. Very Good. Two lightly bumped corners, internally near fine with overall toning. Francesco de Miranda (pp. 189-539 with Index and folding map) was one of two recipients… Read more about this item Item Price
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Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1908, Volume I Only.
by Teggart, Cheyney, Nelson et al.
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Washington, DC: GPO, 1909. First edition. Navy cloth, gilt print spine. 8vo. pp. 539. Indices. Very Good. Two lightly bumped corners, internally near fine with overall toning. Contents scanned and include: Notes Supplementary to Any Edition of Lewis and Clark by Frederick J. Teggart, American Newspapers of the 18th Century as Sources of History by William Nelson; The Wilderness Campaign:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Anti-Vietnam Agitation and the Teach-in Movement, The Problem of Communist Infiltration and Exploitation, A Staff Study prepared for the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and other Internal Security Laws to the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate, The.
by Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate.
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Washington, DC: GPO, 1965. Illustrated by Reproductions, one map. First edition. 55-733. Document No. 72, 89th Congress. Two-Staple section report. 8vo. pp. xvi, 256. Appendix, Index. Very Good. Spots of cover and fore-edge stain, and some sporadic spots internally. Highlights: Introduction by Sen. Thomas J. Dodd; nature of the war; origins of teach-in movement; comments on teach-ins from American press,… Read more about this item Item Price
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History of the United States of America from the Discovery of the Continent by Christopher Columbus to the Present Time embracing an account of the Aboriginal Tribes, their origin, population, employments, arts, dress, religion, government, A.
by Goodrich, Charles A. 1790-1862.
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Hartford: H. F. Sumner, 1833. Possibly enlarged from the 35th edition. Full calf. 12mo. pp. 540. About Good. Worn binding, about ten page tears, bottom 1/3 pp. 228 missing, scattered foxing and staining throughout, shaken. Note: this copy is missing the rear map and 48 engravings (stated on the title page) and 2/3 rear endpaper. Merit as an intact reading… Read more about this item Item Price
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GLORY DAYS, 365 Moments in African-American History (inscribed).
by Adams, Janus.
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New York: HarperCollins, (1995). Illustrated by b/w in text. Stated First (&N1) edition. Decorated paper boards. Signed by author 18 June 1996 on title. Inscribed by "for...May all your days be glory days". 8vo. pp. xiii, 418. Index. Fine/In like jacket/Unclipped price in mylar. ISBN: 0060172622.. Item Price
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FEAR GOD AND TAKE YOUR OWN PART.
by Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919.
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New York: George H. Doran, (1916). [First thus separate] edition. c.1914-6 previously appearing in Wheeler Syndicate and Metropolitan Magazine Co. newspaper articles and speeches. Golden brown cloth. 8vo. pp. xiv, 15-414. Very Good+/No jacket. Minor soil and fading. 3 February and 24 April 1916 author notes, Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic, 11 articles and conclusion, appendix with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Great and Godly Adventure: The Pilgrims and the Myth of the First Thanksgiving, A.
by Hodgson, Godfrey.
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New York: PublicAffairs, (2006). Illustrated by b/w text photos and reproductions. Stated First (&N1) edition. Publisher broadside laid in. Cloth backed boards. 8vo. pp. xxvi, 212, [2] ad. As New/In like jacket/Unclipped price in mylar. ISBN: 978-1586483730.. Item Price
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BORDER CUATES: A History of the U.S. - Mexican Twin Cities.
by Kearney, Milo and Anthony Knopp.
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Austin, TX: Eakin Press, (1995). Illustrated by Peter Gawenda. Stated first (&N2) edition. Stiff wraps. 8vo. pp. 331. Notes, Bibliography, Index. Near Fine. Light wear and one thumb stain. ISBN: 1571680578.. Item Price
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AMERICA Pathways to the Present, Modern American History.
by Cayton, Andrew, Elisabeth Israels Perry, Linda Reed and Allan M. Winkler.
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MA, NJ, IL: Prentice-Hall, 2002. Illustrated by Color & b/w. First Printing and edition. Gloss pictorial boards. 4to. pp. xxx, 930. Near Fine/No jacket, as issued. No marking or ownership, lightly worn covers. ISBN: 0130536288. (Oversize, flat rate options available).. Item Price
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CYCLE OF ADAMS LETTERS 1861-1865, with illustrations (complete two volumes, A.
by Ford, Worthington Chauncey.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1920. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 10 plates in each volume. First (SD) edition. 2 volumes. Cloth backed paper covered boards, uncut. 8vo. pp. xiv, 298; 281, [1] colophon, Index. Near Fine/No jackets. Volume I has faint traces of dampstain to about one half of the pages.. Item Price
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